Pretty good smartphone for the price

I purchased this phone last month when I was looking for a smaller smartphone that would be easier for me to carry around when travelling. After having this phone for almost a month, here is a list of pros and cons that I have found.

PROS:

- small size- battery life - volume increase button you can tap while in a call- call quality- can expand the memory up to 128 gigabytes- screen size- loud vibrators inside the device- fits easily in my purse or pocket- phone does not get hot like my Samsung Galaxy Note 4

This phone is good for those looking for a smaller smartphone or for those looking for a temporary replacement. This would be a good smartphone for people who do not want all of the bells and whistles that higher end smartphones offer.

Great phone for the price

This is a great phone. I run the Galaxy Note 4 and wanted another phone that I could use for texting via google voice, data sharing and phone calls. I have been using this phone for just over a week and I have to say I am very impressed with the OS and the way it multi tasks. Coming from a Note 4, I thought for sure this was going to be a slow or laggy phone, and I have not experienced anything of the sort.

Pros: Phone calls are clear, I use google voice for all calls and have had great call quality and reception. Fast app switching, clear camera, good front facing camera, compact design and one handed use.

Cons: Screen resolution isn't the best

I would highly recommend this phone. For the family that wants to put phones in their kids hands or for the individual that wants a lot for a little, this is the phone for you.

Terrible phone

I don't need a high-end smartphone and I do not expect the performance of something like an iPhone 6s, but I do expect more than what this phone delivered which was a continuously sluggish and rage-inducing performance. My previous phone, an LG Optimus something-or-other, had either equivalent or slightly worse specs on virtually everything, yet its performance was noticeably better than this sorry excuse of technology. I only switched to this phone because the LG's microphone failed.

I should not be able to count the seconds it takes between tapping a text control and the appearance of the keyboard. Launching the keyboard should always be virtually instantaneous no matter what.

Most modern smartphone contain an easy-to-reach cellular data switch; in fact most Androids have that in the little shortcut menu that appears when you swipe down from the top of the screen. Not this phone! Like most Androids you can edit this list and cellular data is not even an option in that list! Another issue is that once you get into your cellular data options the means of restricting cellular data usage by apps is the poorest on any cellphone I have ever opened. This confirms to me that Samsung intentionally crippled the experience with this phone because these are all issues with simple software design. There is no reason why this basic functionality was omitted other than its being intentional.

If you get a call while you are already on a call you can forget answering it because the user interface simply will not allow you to answer that incoming call.

Another thing was that the loss of the 4th button on the bottom of the phone was very noticeable, but that 3 button thing is a Samsung thing. I missed that dedicated settings button.

After owning this phone for only 7 or 8 months I finally exposed it to the rage that I had fantasized exposing it to nearly since day 1.